There are some of the highlights of the theory espoused by Maslow, has both supporters and opponents, they will mentioned …show more content…
Numerous studies in which, as in that of Wahba and Bridwell, evidence obtained does not confirm the issues raised by the theory of Maslow, an example of this type of study is that by Douglas Hall and Khalil Nougaim ( 1968) in which using data collected over a period of five years regarding the career of a number of managers was not observed clear evidence demonstrating compliance with the hierarchy of needs of Maslow. Geert Hofstede is an author who has criticized the motivation theory of Maslow, especially that part in which it is stated that the basic needs tend to be universal to all cultures manifest although superficially different ways. Maslow argues that self-realization is the highest level of satisfaction that a human being can achieve in any society, which according to Hofstede (1984) may be true in individualistic societies as that from which it comes Maslow but this is not true in societies collectivist in which individual satisfaction has a secondary role to the benefit of the group and the needs of acceptance by the community occupy higher than the needs of the individual will Hofstede level because it has criticized this aspect of the theory Maslow ethnocentrism and calling it using values …show more content…
8. Contributed any additional benefit to the organization beyond their work, now the individual has begun to be considered an essential part of the organization that has great potential to add value to it and thereby increase benefits that can be obtained by carrying out their activities. In this context it is recognized that motivation influences significantly on the performance of individuals and work teams therefore one of the most valuable skills that leaders must possess in order to reap the full potential of their subordinates is to know motivates them, what conditions would drive to develop their work in the best way possible and using the maximum of their potential (Diaz, 2011). Motivation theory presented by Maslow in his 1943 paper has caused various effects during its nearly seven decades of existence, on the one hand many of his proposals have been heavily criticized or have been impossible to prove but nevertheless even essentials it has been applied in other contexts and has helped to improve conditions for those organizations in which elements have been implemented, then what should be the position we should take in terms of this theory about which there as diverse positions? , We believe that you should take into account what the author presents in the first few pages of reading which tells us that the theory is the result of previous studies and aims to be a bridge for further study therefore necessary to consider it in the same way as an idea in process